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THE GERMAN CAPITAL REGION MORE VALUE FOR YOUR INVESTMENT from Berlin-Brandenburg to New York & Philadelphia June 9 – 13, 2013 DIGITAL TECH MISSION
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THE GERMAN CAPITAL REGIONMORE VALUE FOR YOUR INVESTMENT
from Berlin-Brandenburg to New York & Philadelphia
June 9 – 13, 2013
DIGITAL TECHMISSION
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Table of Contents
Berlin-Brandenburg: Digitech Capital of Europe 2
Participants:
AHP International GmbH & Co. KG 4apmato – Touching Code GmbH 5Blackcam 4D GmbH 6BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Law Firm 7cosmoblonde GmbH 8Creatives Loop – The International Matchmaking Consultancy for Film and TV 9Dark Horse GmbH 10FilmConfect Home Entertainment GmbH 11Grundy UFA TV Produktions GmbH 12Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen “Konrad Wolf” (Film and Television University) 14Institut für Kommunikation in sozialen Medien – ikosom UG 16Interlake Media GmbH 17k.lab educmedia GmbH 18lindenpartners – Partnership of Attorneys at Law 19media.connect brandenburg 20Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBB) 21Ministry for Economic and European Affairs of the Land Brandenburg 22 Rödl & Partner 23THE MARKETING CATALYSTS 24UFA Film & TV Produktion GmbH 25UVA Kommunikation und Medien GmbH 26WE DO communication GmbH 27Yachtico.com by 10START GmbH 28yovisto GmbH 29ZENDOME GmbH 30ZukunftsAgentur Brandenburg GmbH (Brandenburg Economic Development Board) 31
Information:
Brandenburg & Berlin: Facts & Figures 32Useful Addresses 34Map 35
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12designer. Since 2009, Wooga has emerged as the larg-est social game developer in Europe. Platforms such as Gruenderszene.de, Deutsche-startups.de and Berlin-startup.de provide some further insight into this scene.
Venture capital funds such as Earlybird Capital, Atomi-co, Holzbrinck Ventures, HP Ventures, Tengelmann Ven-tures and even actor Ashton Kutcher have chosen to invest in the region’s vibrant Technology sector.
The Next Generation…
Transmedia Production is growing steadily thanks to innova-tors like Honig Studios, Gebrüder Beetz, Ludic Philoso-phy, MobileMelting, MovieBrats, UFA Lab and vmpeople. Companies such as Jesta Digital, Mediapeers, Moviepi-lot, Filmconfect, castaclip and 45info are looking to the second screen and beyond, to the next generation in me-dia consumption. Pioneers create and innovate for the next generation alongside exciting young start-ups – including tape.tv, Freshmilk NetTV, Tweek, Axel Springer Digital TV Guide. Successful platforms like MyVideo feel just as much at home here as Trigger and eNtR, UFA’s new You-Tube channel, launched in 2012.
Berlin-Brandenburg
Strong ICT, media and creative industry cluster with 36,800 companies, a work-force of more than 180,000 and roughly $ 26 billion in annual revenue.
Berlin-Brandenburg: Digitech Capital of Europe
A Film set, a Production location, an investment hotspot; the eyes of the world are on Berlin-Brandenburg.
Not only is it Germany’s capital of creativity and cinema, it’s also a Mecca for digital start-ups and the Digitech capital of Europe.
In recent years, the ICT sector has grown by almost 150 per-cent. Industry leaders like Google, SAP, Microsoft, Twit-ter and Mozilla have established offices here, alongside the likes of eBay, Groupon, Zalando and brands4friends. This is where Web 2.0 pioneers, such as blog.de, the VZ Networks and Mr. Wong choose to set up. New kids on the block 6Wunderkinder, Amen, Gidsy and SoundCloud attract international attention.
Entrepreneur Hotspot
Digital Entrepreneurs flock here. Berlin draws young com-panies and Entrepreneurs in web, social media, mobile and games from all over Europe – It has the highest startup rate in Germany. Alongside now-established names, such as Dawanda and the Scout-Group, you will find promis-ing young companies leading the way in E-Commerce, IT-Services and digital media, including Amen, Tweek and
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apmato – TouchingCode GmbH
Fidicinstr. 2810965 BerlinGermany
Clemens GROSSMANNCEO
Phone: +49 (30) 6098 1097Fax: +49 (30) 6098 1069Cell: +49 (151) 2263 1904
[email protected] www.apmato.com
Profi le
Apmato is an online service which has everything you need to build, and maintain your mobile app. For smarter inter-action, information access and new innovative ways to stay in touch with customers, Apmato has an easy, user-friendly, affordable solution.
AHP International GmbH & Co. KG
Germaniastr. 18-2012099 BerlinGermany
Stefan PEIKERTCEO
Phone: +49 (30) 7568 754-12Fax: +49 (30) 7568 754-44Cell: +49 (171) 303 2576
[email protected] www.ahp-international.de
Skype: speikert
Profi le
AHP International is one of Germany’s leading private sector service providers in the fi eld of international business deve-lopment, trade and Foreign Direct Investment promotion. Headquartered in Berlin with regional offi ces in Münster (western Germany) and Dossenheim-Heidelberg (southern Germany) they cover all parts of Europe’s largest economy.
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BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Law Firm
Helene-Lange-Str. 314469 PotsdamGermany
Dr. Julian WAIBLINGERAttorney at Law
Phone: +49 (331) 275 43-0Fax: +49 (331) 275 43-21Cell: +49 (171) 212 8436
[email protected] www.boehmert.com
Skype: jcwaiblinger
Profi le
Boehmert & Boehmert advises international clients in all aspects of copyright law, publishing law and media law. They offer a high level of experience and consulting expertise to Creatives wanting to launch in the German market.
Blackcam 4D GmbH
Thomas JANZECEO
Phone: +49 (30) 6700 0336Fax: +49 (30) 6700 0333Cell: +49 (172) 390 9140
Profi le
Blackcam 4D´s “BlackcamSystem” is a new, exceptionally small, remote controlled HD camera system. Technologically innovative in usability and design, it offers a more fl exible creative design scope solution and signifi cantly reduces costs.
Tom WernerCOO
Phone: +49 (30) 6700 0341Cell: +49 (172) 721 8307
Prenzlauer Allee 3610405 Berlin, Germany
Offi ce USA: c-o Spider Cam Inc.70 Commercial Ave. Phone: +1 (201) 285 2019Moonachie, NJ 07044 offi [email protected]
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Creatives Loop – The International Matchmaking Consultancy for Film and TV
2 Tettenhall RoadGranville HouseWolverhampton WV1 4SBGreat Britain
Nicola PINDERDirector
Phone: +44 (1902) 70 10 99Cell: +44 (7738) 82 97 54
[email protected] www.creativesloop.com
Skype: creativesloop
Profile
Creatives is an award-winning media consultancy working across the screen industries.
Creatives have been business matching and opening doors to introductions in the Screen Industries since 2006, resulting in International Co-Pro deals and Sales worth over $100m for Clients in Cinema, Television and Digital Media.
cosmoblonde GmbH
Leuschnerdamm 3110999 BerlinGermany
Christina HERESCEO
Phone: +49 (30) 6167 5610Fax: +49 (30) 6167 5620Cell: +49 (179) 523 8829
[email protected] www.cosmoblonde.de
Skype: christina.heres1
Profile
cosmoblonde develops strategies and ideas, designs and technical solutions for (inter-)national clients. We do brand communication with soul and develop smart marketing solu-tions, websites for a wide variety of customers and target groups, for either desktop or mobile devices.
From Berlin, with pleasure, since 2002.
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FilmConfect Home Entertainment GmbH
August-Bebel-Str. 2714482 Potsdam-BabelsbergGermany
Martin IRNICHCEO
Phone: +49 (331) 706 2598Fax: +49 (331) 706 2606Cell: +49 (178) 855 4635 [email protected] www.filmconfect.de
Profile
Film Confect AG is an independent DVD and Blu-ray distri-butor with a focus on European cinema. They have created a successful VOD Platform, and aim to become the largest independent provider of VOD and DTO content in Europe.
Dark Horse GmbH
Ritterstr. 12-1410969 BerlinGermany
Monika FRECHCEO, Co-Founder
Phone: +49 (30) 4978 0039Cell: +49 (176) 1043 1999
[email protected] www.thedarkhorse.de
Skype: monifrech
Profile
Dark Horse is an award-winning innovation consultancy. They help organizations to establish a collaborative working culture, develop user-centered products and services and teach innovation practices like Design Thinking. To maxi-mize their clients‘ capacity for change, they leverage their own unique structure: 30 co-founders from 25 disciplines who still spend half their time in their respective fields and work together without any hierarchies whatsoever.
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developed “Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (Good Times, Bad Times)”, the first and most successful daily series in Germany to date. “Unter uns (Among Us)” and “Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love)” followed in 1994/95, “Alles was zählt (All or nothing)” in 2006.
With transmedia storytelling and original content the GrundyUFA Unit Digital Drama extends the series into the Web. Besides social media activities and TV accompanying online material on websites such as www.GZSZ.de Digital Drama develops strategies and produces online series such as “Clarissas Tagebuch” (2010, DasErste.de) and “Des Jägers Herz” (2012, RTL.de). For their online series “PIETSHOW” they were nominated twice for the Interna-tional Digital Emmy Award. 2013 Digital Drama is nominated for the German Online Communication Award (Deutscher Preis für Onlinekommunikation 2013) in the category “Social Media Team of the Year”.
Grundy UFA TV Produktions GmbH
Dianastr. 2114482 Potsdam-BabelsbergGermany
Ernst FEILERHead of Technology
Phone: +49 (331) 7060-624Fax: +49 (331) 7060-678Cell: +49 (172) 392 5151
Skype: ernst.feiler.gu
Profile
As an independent subsidiary to UFA, GrundyUFA produces more than 45,000 minutes of fictional series a year. Using a perfectly coordinated modular approach, GrundyUFA is the leading German series producer. In 1992 GrundyUFA
Sven GRONEMEYERManager New Business Development
Phone: +49 (331) 7060-635Fax: +49 (331) 7060-677Cell: +49 (172) 675 9701
Skype: sgroneme
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Profile
The HFF is partner in a $ 12 m project called “D-Wharf” (D-Werft) supported by the Federal German Government and realized by some 15 companies and university depart-ments in Potsdam-Babelsberg. D-Wharf´s aim is to develop new technologies for filebased production, distribution and archiving of cinema and TV films. These technologies are set to align all processes in the film industry in an “industrial” way and thereby to reach much higher levels of efficiency, speed and quality.
Uli KUNZProduction Supervisor
Phone: +49 (331) 6202-562Fax: +49 (331) 6202-569Cell: +49 (179) 695 4904
Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen “Konrad Wolf”Film and Television University
Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 1114482 Potsdam-BabelsbergGermany
Prof. Dr. Klaus HOBOHMDean for Sound Engineering
Phone: +49 (331) 6202-409Fax: +49 (331) 6202-549Cell: +49 (176) 5071 5505
[email protected] www.hff-potsdam.de
Profile
The Film and Television University HFF is one of the largest, most innovative film Academies in Germany, sharing its loca-tion with the world famous Studio Babelsberg. HFF repre-sents a complete production facility with highly-specialized study-paths in all departments of AV-media production.
Professor Hobohm is in charge in the study paths in Sound Engineering. This course involves the teaching of theoretical, creative and technical knowledge, gaining experience in practical recording studio work and developing ideas and creativity in the field of film sound. One focus of the Sound Engineering department at HFF is 3D-sound acquisition and reproduction techniques for sound post production and film mixing.
The HFF is working together with several industrial partners in cooperation-projects. The organization of these projects is supported by HFF´s technology-transfer facility, managed by Prof. Hobohm.
Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen “Konrad Wolf”Film and Television University
Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 1114482 Potsdam-BabelsbergGermany
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Interlake Media GmbH
August-Bebel-Str. 2714482 Potsdam-BabelsbergGermany
Sven SLAZENGERManaging Partner, CEO
Phone: +49 (331) 2318 9500Fax: +49 (331) 2318 9535Cell: +49 (171) 952 1001
Profile
Interlake Media offers expertise in worldwide media strea-ming, digital media workflows in the TV industry and tech-nical integration of online video projects.In addition, Interlake is looking for US software companies searching for distribution partners in Europe.
Plus, we also provide technology solutions in the form of technical equity or revenue share for companies looking to develop new products.
Institut für Kommunikation in sozialen Medien – ikosom UG
Gleimstr. 29, Gewerbeetage10437 BerlinGermany
Karsten WENZLAFFOwner
Cell: +49 (151) 2536 9083
[email protected] www.ikosom.de
Skype: karsten.wenzlaff
Profile
IKOSOM – Institute for Communication in Social Media is a private research institute based in Berlin. They published the first in-depth research reports into crowd-funding and crowd-sourcing in Germany. They collaborate with a wide range of partners, from the public and private sector.
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lindenpartnersPartnership of Attorneys at Law
Friedrichstr. 9510117 BerlinGermany
Dr. Matthias BIRKHOLZPartner
Phone: +49 (30) 755 424-05Fax: +49 (30) 755 424-99Cell: +49 (172) 394 5945
Skype: matthiasbirkholz
Profile
lindenpartners is an established German law firm, known for its innovative, responsive and pragmatic approach. They provide high-quality legal advice to clients ranging from large financial institutions and multinational corporations to start-ups.
k.lab educmedia GmbH
Karl-Marx-Str. 10412043 BerlinGermany
Stefan APPELHANSCEO
Phone: +49 (30) 9148 0169Fax: +49 (30) 6500 7808Cell: +49 (170) 382 2846
Skype: stefanappelhans
Profile
K.lab is a Berlin based start-up developing web-based applications for the education sector. They are challenging education methods by developing tools that make learning and teaching processes simpler, better, and more enjoyable.
Benjamin WÜSTENHAGENCEO
Phone: +49 (30) 9148 0169Fax: +49 (30) 6500 7808Cell: +49 (178) 859 9699
benjamin.wuestenhagen@ klab-berlin.com
Skype: benjuschkin
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Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBB)
August-Bebel-Str. 26 - 5314482 Potsdam-BabelsbergGermany
Katharina PAPKECommunication Manager
Phone: +49 (331) 743 87-73Fax: +49 (331) 743 87-99Cell: +49 (177) 853 2954
Profile
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg is the first stop for crea-tive professionals in the film and media industries in Berlin-Brandenburg. It is the central agency for all media in the capital region. They are responsible for film and digital media funding and location development and marketing of both federal states and act as a gateway between the media industry, politics and business.
Katharina is joining the Business Delegation on behalf of the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg where she is responsible for the board’s websites and partly for Social Media.Katharina provides information on the different regional funding programs for media companies and the national and international events the Medienboard is hosting – often together with partners. She is looking for cooperation part-ners and networking opportunities – also regarding the Inter-national Media Convention (a congress the Medienboard is organizing during the IFA in September).
media.connect brandenburg
c/o media.net berlinbrandenburg e.V. Wöhlertstr. 12-1310115 BerlinGermany
Silke RIETHHead of Administration & Project Management
Phone: +49 (30) 246 2857-13Fax: +49 (30) 246 2857-19Cell: +49 (176) 8117 2740
Profile
media.net is a cross-sector, membership network for Crea-tive industries in Berlin and Brandenburg. For 10 years it has brought together major global companies and young Start-ups, working in across all areas of creativity from Film and Television to Advertising and PR.
media.connect – an initiative of media.net berlinbranden-burg – is the only cross-media industry platform for compa-nies from Brandenburg. We combine activities with politics, research and education. We put you in contact with special-ized companies. Plus, we cooperate with institutions and networks. Use our excellent connections with the entire media landscape and get the exact information you need.
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Rödl & PartnerRödl Langford de Kock LLP Certified Public Accountants
Monika RICHTERStrasse des 17. Juni 106 Phone: +49 (30) 547 100-010623 Berlin, Germany Fax: +49 (30) 547 100-50
Nicolai DECKERSteuerberater (Certified Tax Consultant), Dipl. Wirtschaftsjurist (Business Lawyer)
747 Third Avenue, 4 th FloorNew York, NY 10017, U.S.A.
Phone: +1 (212) 380-9214Fax: +1 (212) 355-5262Cell: +1 (917) 825 4823
Profile
Rödl & Partner, a leading global professional services firm, provides you integrated audit, legal, tax and business consulting solutions from its 91 wholly owned subsidiaries in 40 countries. Our clients benefit from a single point of contact which is designed to meet and exceed the needs of your domestic and globally operating businesses. Since our 1977 formation in Nuremberg Germany we have grown to more than 3,500 professionals worldwide working with your success in mind. Our U.S. offices are in Atlanta (GA), Char-lotte (NC), Greenville (SC), Chicago (IL), Birmingham (AL) and New York City (NY).
We have specifically tailored our accounting, auditing, tax and business consulting services to the unique needs of foreign owned business in the U.S. For the past 35 plus years our core practice has been serving the accounting and tax needs of primarily German speaking “Mittelstand” companies. Our clients benefit from the extensive experi-ence of our U.S. certified public accountants as well as our bilingual German staff of professionals, many whom also carry international certifications.
Ministry for Economic and European Affairs of the Land Brandenburg
Heinrich-Mann-Allee 10714473 PotsdamGermany
Knud BACHUnit Media Politics
Phone: +49 (331) 866-1609Fax: +49 (331) 866-1583
Profile
In the Federal Republic of Germany the Ministry for Economic and European Affairs of the Land Brandenburg is respon-sible for the economic policy in the Land Brandenburg. Among the core activities of the Ministry are attracting new investments, supporting start-ups and developing existing businesses. The Ministry is also responsible for the develop-ment of tourism as well as the energy strategy.
Due to the importance of the single European market and the increasing relevance of European policy issues for the economic development of the Land Brandenburg, “European Affairs” has been included in the portfolio of the Ministry since the beginning of the current election period. Hence the Ministry`s responsibilities now include the establishment and development of interregional relations of the Land Branden-burg.
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UFA Film & TV Produktion GmbH
Dianastr. 2114482 Potsdam-BabelsbergGermany
Kristian COSTA-ZAHNHead of Creation UFA Lab / UFA Interactive
Phone: +49 (30) 720 1417-19Fax: +49 (331) 7060-101Cell: +49 (162) 203 8473
Profile
UFA Lab combines a lab working structure with an Agency and Production company model. UFA Lab has produced many projects for the TV Industry such as brand extensions for TV formats and native trans-media projects. Combining this with TV Production under one roof is a unique concept in Germany.
A notable success to date was „Rescue Dina Foxx“ which won various prizes including „Best Cross-platform Fiction“ and „Best Interactive“ project at the Banff World Media Festival in 2012. UFA Lab is actively collaborating in this area with international partners in the U.S, UK, Sweden and India.
UFA Lab has also moved into the Publishing industry, recently winning the highest online book marketing award with their first campaign „Ewig Mein“. They run two big online platforms and two out of twelve German Original Program-ming Channels on YouTube.
One of them, „eNtR berlin“, is an international bilingual channel focusing on urban culture.
THE MARKETING CATALYSTS
Monbijouplatz 210178 BerlinGermany
Anne-Catherine COPPENSOwner
Phone: +49 (30) 6796 2962Cell: +49 (172) 313 1490Cell: +1 (917) 854 0406 (U.S.A.)
[email protected] http://marketing-catalysts.com
Skype: themarketingcatalystsTwitter: twitter.com/Mkg Catalysts
Profile
We coach businesses, managers, teams and artists individu-ally and specifically. Together we define and analyze market segments, target groups and strengthen key features. We lay a strategic foundation and, together with our clients, determine products, prices and different approaches for distribution. Our goal is the development of a grasping marketing-strategy, which can be realized within the busi-ness. We then support then our customers in using the most effective marketing tools and in successfully coping with the acquisition process.
We accompany them from planning to realization, until they take off on their own.
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WE DO communication GmbH
Chausseestr. 1310115 BerlinGermany
Gregor C. BLACHManaging Partner
Phone: +49 (30) 5268 52-104Fax: +49 (30) 5268 52-222Cell: +49 (172) 320 4173
Skype: ggcberlin
Profile
“WE DO communication GmbH” is one of Germany’s leading agencies for public awareness campaigns. The agency has built its reputation on award-winning integrated campaigns. The team comprises 35 experts in the fields of adver-tising/design, PR, interactive and event management. We specialize in creating activating communication for organiza-tions, companies and brands through dialogue and a range of interactive techniques.
UVA Kommunikation und Medien GmbH
Karl-Marx-Str. 6614482 Potsdam-BabelsbergGermany
Andrea Maria VOCKOwner & CEO
Phone: +49 (331) 749 19-0Fax: +49 (331) 749 19-99Cell: +49 (172) 396 1633
[email protected] http://uvagroup.com/en/
Skype: andreamvock
Profile
UVA are 30 experts in marketing, advertising and online communication. They are a distinguished interdisciplinary communication service provider in terms of brand devel-opment and brand management. They also work across conventional advertising, digital media, online-marketing, e-learning, strategy, Corporate Design and cross-media communication.
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yovisto GmbH
August-Bebel-Str. 26-5314482 Potsdam-BabelsbergGermany
Jörg WAITELONISCEO
Phone: +49 (331) 5509-537Cell: +49 (163) 448 4681
Skype: joergrt
Profile
Our products comprise automated video and image catego-rization, semantic metadata analysis, semantic exploratory search and recommendation systems. We offer services for conceptualization, design, implementation, and mainte-nance of operational multimedia search systems, web-based semantic application development, and semantic video/image analysis available as software as a service (SaaS).
Yachtico.com by 10START GmbH
Steffen BRUENNCEO
Phone: +49 (30) 5770 6644Fax: +49 (30) 6098 6397Cell: +49 (177) 333 9538
Skype: sbruenn
Profile
Yachtico.com is the world’s fastest growing yacht charter & boat rental platform. We have over 150,000 visitors to our portal each month, and offer more than 16,000 boats for charter.
Poststr. 2110178 Berlin, Germany
U.S. Office: Yachtico.com Phone: +1 (800) 48YACHT300 Santana Row, Suite # 200 Phone: +1 (408) 627 7580San Jose, CA 95128 [email protected]
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ZukunftsAgentur Brandenburg GmbHBrandenburg Economic Development Board
Steinstr. 104-10614480 PotsdamGermany
Dr. Stefan VON SENGER UND ETTERLINDirector International Business, Euro-pean Services
Phone: +49 (331) 660-3205 Fax: +49 (331) 660-3235Cell: +49 (173) 215 0706
Fernanda LANGE BOETTCHERProject Manager Media / ICT
Phone: +49 (331) 660-3227Fax: +49 (331) 660-3100Cell: +49 (173) 625 5921
Profile
ZAB is the State of Brandenburg´s central Economic Devel-opment Agency. Our main tasks are: (a) Attracting invest-ments to Brandenburg; (b) Supporting technological inno-vation; and (c) Promoting the internationalization of our companies. We are also the State´s energy saving consul-tancy agency. The Media/ICT Team´s mission is to build links between industry, universities and research & development units in order to strengthen the economic and scientific cluster of the German capital region. Fernanda is also the right contact person if a company is thinking about opening up a business in Brandenburg, therefore needing further information about the regional economy and other relevant conditions.
ZENDOME GmbH
Schwedter Str. 34 a10435 BerlinGermany
Gordian OVERSCHMIDTCEO
Phone: +49 (30) 4737 76-22Fax: +49 (30) 4737 76-29Cell: +49 (170) 855 7750
[email protected] www.zendome.com
Skype: gordian.zendome
Profile
Zendome is a company providing a pure spacial experi-ence, an innovative form of Cell architecture. At the heart of its concept and design is the possibility to overcome formal boundaries and allow for a perfect, flexible experience of space.
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Population: 3.6 millionArea: 344 mi2 Population density: 10,174 people/ mi2
Agriculturally used land: 4.2 %Woodland: 18.3 %
Government: Coalition government: Governing Mayor: Klaus Wowereit (Social Democrats) Senator for Economic Affairs, Technology and Research: Cornelia Yzer (Conservatives)
State capital: Berlin is a city state
GDP (2011): $ 124.3 bnGDP growth rate (2012): 1.2 %Inflation (02/2013): 1.5 % Unemployment rate (3/2013): 12.3 %
State budget (2012): $ 28.7 bn Manufacturing turn-over (2012): $ 30.0 bn
Exports (2012): $ 17.6 bnExport growth rate (2012): 5.2 %Imports (2012): $ 12.7 bnImport growth rate (2012): - 3.9 % Exports to USA (2011): $ 1.6 bn Imports from USA (2011): $ 1.7 bn
Start-up companies (net, since 1991): 220,865Direct investments (2003-2012): $ 12.8 bnState grants to industry (1991-2012): $ 2.2 bnOvernight stays (2012): 24.8 m
Berlin: Facts & Figures
Brandenburg: Facts & Figures
Population: 2.5 millionArea: 8,455 mi2
Population density: 413 people/ mi2
Agriculturally used land: 49 %Woodland: 36 %
Government: Coalition government: Minister President: Matthias Platzeck (Social Democrats) Minister for Economic and European Affairs: Ralf Christoffers (The Left)
State capital: Potsdam (inhabitants: 159,000)
GDP (2012): $ 75.8 bnGDP growth rate (2012): 0.5 % (Germany: 0.7 %)Inflation (02/2013): 1.5 % Unemployment rate (3/2013): 10.9 %
State budget (2012): $ 13.4 bn Manufacturing turn-over (2012): $ 29.8 bn
Exports (2012): $ 18.6 bnExport growth rate (2012): 4.9 % Imports (2012): $ 25.0 bnImport growth rate (2012): 5.6 % Exports to USA (2012): $ 2.7 bn (+ 41.8 %) Imports from USA (2012): $ 1.3 bn (+ 10.9 %)
Start-up companies (net, since 1991): 133,743Direct investments (1991-2012): $ 44.4 bnState grants to industry (1991-2012): $ 10.0 bnOvernight stays (2012): 11.4 m
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MapUseful Addresses
Ace Hotel New York City20W 29th StreetNew York, NY 10001Phone: +1 (212) 679 2222Fax: +1 (212) 679 1947 [email protected]/newyork
Generalkonsulat der Bundesrepublik Deutschland871 United Nations Plaza(1st Avenue zwischen 48th und 49th Streets)New York, NY 10017Phone: +1 (212) 610 9700Fax: +1 (212) 940 0402
Außerhalb der Öffnungszeiten des Generalkonsulats ist für konsularische Notfälle ein Bereitschaftsdienst eingerichtet: 202-298-4000
German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.75 Broad Street, 21st FloorNew York, NY 10004Phone: +1 (212) 974 8830Fax: +1 (212) 974 [email protected]
German Center for Research and InnovationDeutsches Wissenschafts- und Innovationshaus New York871 United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017Phone: +1 (212) 339 8606 [email protected] www.germaninnovation.org/about-us/contact-us
US-Botschaft BerlinPostanschrift:Clayallee 17014191 Berlin Phone: +49 (30) 8305-0
Visa:http://germany.usembassy.gov/visa/iv/contact/Phone: 0900-1-850055
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NotesNotizen
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ZukunftsAgentur Brandenburg GmbHSteinstraße 104–106, 14480 Potsdam
International Business, European Services
Tel.: + 49 331 66 0-30 00, Fax: +49 331 66 0-3840
[email protected], www.zab-brandenburg.de
